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Portrait of Virginia Girvin

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1948-04-23
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc MG 639
Topics
Girvin, Virginia
African American actresses
African American models
African Americans in the performing arts
Genres
Photographs
Portraits
Clippings
Notes
Content: Newspaper caption: On tour with play - Virginia Girvin, veteran actress of New York, currently on an eight-week tour with the Gloria Swanson-Robert Alda starer, "There Goes the Bride," which closed a three-day run in Kansas City's Music Hall last week. Miss Girvin won considerable attention here for her performance in the role of a forthright maid.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 16 x 12 cm ; black and white
Description
Portrait of actress and model Virginia Girvin used to publicize her performance in the play "There Goes the Bride," in the Kansas City, Missouri, newspaper The Call, April 23, 1948.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15621002
MSS Unit ID: 21013
Archives EAD ID: 3221193
Photo Order: 58022
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 882ac830-6e54-0135-e33a-4127464e591e
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1948: Created
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Virginia Girvin" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1948. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/93dd3550-81dc-0135-3851-4b86f8e526c0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Virginia Girvin" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/93dd3550-81dc-0135-3851-4b86f8e526c0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1948). Portrait of Virginia Girvin Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/93dd3550-81dc-0135-3851-4b86f8e526c0

Wikipedia Citation

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Portrait of Virginia Girvin